News North Korea » Music: North Korea takes a break from propaganda at DMZ during Olympics

North Korea has put its piped propaganda on ice during the Winter Olympics – opting to play classical music over vitriol along the DMZ, according to a report. For years, the hermit kingdom has spewed a steady stream of hard-line rhetoric from giant ...

News North Korea » Music: North Korea now blasting choral, folk music at DMZ, not propaganda

North Korea has changed its tune -- at least along the DMZ, or Korean Demilitarized Zone, a two-and-a-half-mile-wide buffer of landmines and booby traps that separates it from South Korea. For years, giant speakers at North Korea's propaganda village ...

News North Korea » Music: Spurred on by Cheerleaders, North and South Korea Face Off at Winter Olympics Figure Skating Pairs

South and North Korea were jointly introduced as Korea ... choreography and interpretation of the music. While the skating was impressive, it was hard to miss the fact that the arena was hardly full. Tickets are expensive, according to Yeonju Lee, who ...

News North Korea » Music: North Korean figure skaters revel in starring role on Olympic ice

The North Korean pair originally qualified for the Winter Olympics ... The International Skating Union website lists Kim's interests as music, dance and reading, while Ryom's hobbies include football, reading, and music. Neither skater has previously ...

News North Korea » Music: S.Korea splurges on sister of Kim Jong Un; drops his name from border broadcasts

North and South Korea have used large speakers to barrage each other with music, news and propaganda since early 2016, when the South restarted its broadcasts to retaliate for North Korea's fourth nuclear test that January. North Korea has cut the volume ...

News North Korea » Music: Is America the main obstacle to peace in Korea?

North Korea built its nuclear deterrent in the first place because ... All that talk about being the leaders of the free world isn't just chin music. Still, we shouldn't be fooled by the moral posturing of the international commentariat — or the vice ...

News North Korea » Music: Korean Women's Hockey Team Presents A Unified Front As It Takes To The Ice

And then, in a pattern that had repeated throughout this game, the North Korean cheer squad sang a song to the dwindling audience and performed their swaying moves — despite the in-house pop and rap music that blared from the speakers. Long before this ...

They embraced on their knees as the music came to an end, holding the pose for a moment ... Australia's Scotty James took bronze. 11:50 a.m. The North Korean pairs team of Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sink have scored a season-best 69.40 points to briefly ...

News North Korea » Music: Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun Reveals How She Came To Perform With North Korean Music Ensemble

Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun recently made a surprise appearance at the Samijiyon Band’s concert, where she joined North Korean singers for a united performance. See Also: Girls' Generation's Sunny And FTISLAND's Choi Jung Hoon Reveal Their Homes ...